Course Language:
English
Course Objectives:
The course aims a) to familiarise students with Western cultural and literary concepts and terminology from their inception in Antiquity to the Romantic Age; b) to develop students’ ability to understand and produce scholarly critical writings; c) to increase students’ awareness of intellectual and cultural issues and cultivate critical thinking.
Course Content:
The history of English literary criticism forms part of the Western tradition of criticism which has its origins in the views of the writers and thinkers of Ancient Greece and Rome. It is thus closely interlinked with critical and philosophical currents as well as the social and political developments that have shaped Western cultural and intellectual movements. The course deals with selected critical texts from an interdisciplinary and holistic perspective.
Course Methodology:
1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion
Course Evaluation Methods:
A: Testing B: Presentation C: Homework